Locations farthest away from Seattle. 1  Ãle de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern Territories, 12,148 mi. 2  Port-aux-Francais, French Southern Territories, 11,850 mi. 3  Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa, 11,509 mi.  Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories, 11,223 1  mi. Mawson, Antarctica, 11,035  mi.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores.
Syphilis is very contagious, especially during its early stages. Syphilis is caused by bacteria that can spread from one person to another pretty easily, usually through sexual contact.The sores caused by syphilis usually develop on areas like the genitals, anus, and mouth.When another person's mucous membranes touch that sore, the bacteria can enter their body.yphilis is caused by bacteria that can spread from one person to another pretty easily, usually through sexual contact. The sores caused by syphilis usually develop on areas like the genitals, anus, and mouth.